anxiety (about the future)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
sunlight; rays of the Sun
choked voice; broken voice; emotional voice
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
successor; replacement; second wife
job description; job specification; job content
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
trembling or quavering voice
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
corpulence; fatness; obesity
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to be detained; to take time
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
leaving (fleeing) the capital
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking